What affects us affects cats
This is an opinion piece essentially because I’m going to say right away that this story indicates once again how the Iranian government have a habit of jailing innocent people in order to provide them with leverage against those governments they consider to be their enemies. They have done this numerous times and this …
The name ‘hunting leopard’ was generally used for the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) until recent times. The name fell into disuse because it caused confusion with the name of the true leopard (common leopard) – Panthera pardus. So a hunting leopard would be a cheetah in the old days. The name ‘hunting leopard’ does not …
“After a long day of play it is time to snuggle”. And it is time to cuddle up together and for this young cheetah whose name is Kris to give her companion, Remus, a thorough wash. It is a wash imbued with tender love and gratitude for the companionship that she has. They are …
Dolph Volker has a cheetah friend who behaves just like a domestic cat when it comes to loving behavior. And cheetahs can be like this: very domesticated and friendly. It is one of their endearing characteristics. There is a long history of people hunting with cheetahs based on this friendly behavior. The difference between …
Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, cheetahs occasionally scavenge although at one time it was believed that the cheetah was one of the few carnivores who did not. For the sake of clarity cheetahs do sometimes feed from the carcasses of animals that they have not killed themselves. T.M. Caro in his work, ‘A record of …
A lot of people think that cheetahs do not have retractable claws. They think that the claws are permanently out in order to assist the cat when running fast by gripping the ground more effectively. This is not true. It’s also not true with respect to the serval and flat-headed cat, two other cats …
The title is a search term on Google. Other searches are for example, ‘Do male cheetahs eat their young?’. There’s an interest in whether male cheetahs kill cubs as lions do. I am presuming that the question refers to cheetah cubs. Lions are well known for infanticide which they do to advance their genetic …
Do cheetahs’ claws retract? The answer is YES, the cheetah has retractile claws but (a) the cheetah has no claw sheath and the claws protrude beyond the fur and (b) it is incorrect to describe feline claws are ‘retractile’ as they are ‘protractile’.
